History
Which European kingdom first claimed Canada as a territory?
France
Name one Atlantic province.
Newfoundland & Labrador / New Brunswick / Nova Scotia / Prince Edward Island
Which city is the most multicultural city in Canada?
Toronto
What province is the city of Vancouver in?
British Columbia
In what year did the Confederation of Canada take place?
1867
Who were the first people to come to Canada from Europe?
(Norse) Vikings
Name one Prairie province.
Alberta / Saskatchewan / Manitoba
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the name of the lake that Toronto borders?
Lake Ontario
What is the name of the famous building in Toronto?
The CN Tower
What is the name of the explorer that claimed Canada for the French kingdom?
Jacques Cartier
Name one territory.
Yukon / Northwest Territories / Nunavut
Which big Canadian city has well-preserved traditional architecture?
Montréal
What is the name of the river in Québec that Canada's first explorers navigated?
St. Lawrence River
How many ethnicities are there in Canada?
> 200
How did Canada become a predominantly English-speaking country?
France lost their territory to Britain over the course of several wars
How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
10 provinces, 3 territories
Which modern city did Samuel de Champlain found as a settlement in 1608?
Québec City
What is the name of the mountain range in British Columbia and Alberta?
The Rocky Mountains
Name one cultural community in Toronto that was mentioned in the presentation.
Chinatown / Greektown / Little Italy / Little Portugal / St. Clair West (Latino neighbourhood) / Koreatown / Little India
What province did the Vikings arrive in when they discovered Canada?
(BONUS - Double points if you can remember what the Vikings called the specific place where they arrived)
Newfoundland (L'Anse aux Meadows)
What were the 4 original provinces of Canada in 1867?
(BONUS - Double points if you can tell me what Ontario and Québec were called before Confederation)
Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
What is the name of Vancouver's big park?
(BONUS - Double points if you can tell me the name of the Indigenous creations that can be seen in the park)
Stanley Park
What did Canada's first people cross to get to Canada from Russia?
(BONUS - Double points if you can tell me when people first crossed and arrived in Canada)
Beringea / The Bering Strait
What is Canada's national animal?
(BONUS - Double points if you can tell me the name of the home this animal creates in the wild)
The beaver